Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-21
WACO.
Jerry Clark Is Convicted OF an Assault
With Attempt to Murder-SeVen
Years in the Pen.
He Refuses to go to JAN and has to be
Shot-Mrs. Tabor a Third limo At
tempts to XIII Herself
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
WACO, TEX, May 2O.-Jerry CLARK,
colored, was convicted in the District
court this forenoon OF an assault with
attempt to murder, and his punishment
assessed at seven years in the peniten-
tiary. 1t will be remembered that THE
GAZETTE contained an account of Jerry's
escapade in negro cabin near Harrison
station one night last winter. Jerry
sought the cabin tor shelter on cold
night, and he sat up by the fire until late
hour, and when Daniel Graham, cOlored
man who lived In the cabin, but who had
been visiting neighbor, came in Jerry
up with his pistol in hand and shot
Graham. Jerry fed, but two days after
ward several colored men from the Har-
rison neighborhood rounded him up and
drove him into the city. Clark was jailed,
and the last grand jury indicted him for
the crime for which he WAS convicted to-
day. After the court adjourned and the
court room cleared, Deputy Sheriff Dan
Ford took the prisoner in charge Clark did
not want to move out of his seat, and asked
the officer if he intended to take him to
the iail. Dan answered and said that
was what he intended to do. Clark said
he was not going. The Officer told him
he must go, and finally got him started
down the rear stairway from the District
court room which leads into the
sheriff's office. As the two were going
down the steps with the officer in the
rear, Clark wheeled around and
made desperate lunge at Mr..
Ford, but the officer was on the
lookout and gave Clark q shove down
the stairway. Clark kept running, but
the officer closed up on him. At the foot
of the stairs Officer Fisher and Mr.. R. l.
Munroe came to Mr.. Ford's assistance,
and the three started toward the jail
with Clark, who still protested vigorously
against going. After they passed out of
the rear door of the courthouse, Clark
made an effort to break away and run
and Dan Ford struck him over the head
with pistol. He made another effort,
and succeeded in freeing himself from the
officers grasp and started to run. Mr..
Ford or ened fire on him, and the first shot
grazed Clark's right side just below the
ribs. When Mr.. Ford fired the second
shot Clark was outside the jail yard and
was Just crossing little plank culyert.
The bah took effect in the back
of his head, Just behind the left
ear. Passing under the skin it ranged
beneath the ear and came out be
low the cheek bone. The wounded
man fell on his face, and his upper lip
came in contact with the sharp edge of
board and cut it very badly. Clark was
picked up and conveyed to the jail, where
County Physician II. L. Taylor examined
his wounds and pronounced them to be of
a dangerous character. Clark is 6 stall
wart fellow and a very bad man. No
doubt if he had gotten the upper hand of
Mr.. Ford while the two were in the court
house he would have killed him.
Mrs. Tabor, who halls from Fort
Worth, where it is said her husband now
resides, seems determined to kill herself
She made the third attempt this after
noon, using chloroform as the agent, but,
as on other occasions, the doctors we're
promptly at hand and saved her life. 1t
is said the woman is so desperate because
her husband has possession Of the child
which is the fruit of their marriage.
The grand Methodist Jubilee is over
and most of the visitors have taken their
departure. 1t was great success, end
will no doubt be remembered by ali the
participants as long as they live.